Plateau Killings: Lalong Briefs Buhari At Aso Villa

President Muhammadu BuhariMuhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, who was at the presidential villa to brief the president on killings in his state.

Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting with Buhari, Lalong warned that those behind killings in the state would be brought to book.

While revealing that Buhari promised to assist victims of the clashes in the state, Lalong said security in the north-central state has greatly improved.

According to the governor, the curfew imposed on areas affected by the violence would be relaxed soon.

Lalong revealed that security agents are carrying out proper investigation and prosecution.

He said: “That is why on the first day, I announced a 24-hour curfew but I kept on relaxing it. By the grace of God even this week, the curfew would further be relaxed, so that people can carry out their normal activities.

“We are the only state that has a peace building agency set up by the State government and it is the only State that for now has established an interreligious council. These are all the efforts that we have done and within a short time, peace has returned to Plateau State.”

On his meeting with Buhari, Lalong said He asked the president for relief materials and also re-echoed the issue of resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

He revealed that Buhari promised to talk to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs so that attention would be given to those who are displaced as a result of crisis in the state.

“For over six years now, we have been enjoying peace in Plateau State so, anybody that wants to take Plateau back to those old days of crisis, it is not only me as Governor but all Plateau people will resist that. They have said ‘we don’t want to go back to crisis again, we are enjoying peace and we want to continue to enjoy our peace.’” he added.

The Plateau State Governor appealed to his people to exercise restraint, adding that most of those who are outside the state calling for reprisal are not people from Plateau State.